Blackwell blasts Luton

Kevin Blackwell has lashed out at Luton after quitting the crisis club.

Kevin Blackwell has lashed out at Luton after quitting the crisis club.

Just five days after masterminding Luton's terrific FA Cup draw with Liverpool, Blackwell is going because he is angry at the administrators for selling off his best players without consulting him.

The respected former Leeds boss has given the League One club one month's notice and will stand down with his backroom team of Sam Ellis and John Carver after the Bournemouth game on February 9.

Blackwell, who deferred his wages to help the club out, said: "Out of everything I was sold about this club when I came here in March, there isn't one thing which has come true.

"We came to Luton in the spring with a clear mission and it revolved around ambition, adequate investment for growth and real promise of a new stadium.

"Very quickly we found out that Luton Town Football Club did not do what it said on the tin. Instead all we've had are FA inquiries, administration, points deductions, no wages and now the sale of our players. There's only so much any man can take.

"Me and my staff just didn't want to walk out, that would be right.

"We're here until February 9, and there are plenty of games between now and then, and then we're going. There's no possible future scenario which can match what we came here to do." Blackwell's departure is the latest blow for the troubled League One outfit, who are losing £400,000 a month. Administrator Brendan Guilfoyle has still not informed LTFC 2020 consortium - the frontrunner to buy the club - whether the bid has preferred status.

Bid front-man Nick Owen said last night: "We understand why Kevin has chosen to leave because he felt players were being sold behind his back. We just want to save the football club."